Louver-sign.



J. F. MARTTER.

LOUVER SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1914.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 4:17.. WASHINGTON. D. c,

LOUVER-SIGN.

ed to be placed directly beneath the usual form of plate glass front. My device is particularly adapted for use as an advertisj ing medium in this connection, theadvertising bemg printed or otherwise placed upon 1ts face. One object of 'my'invention is the provision of a signof this type, which may be readily removed at any time fromfits' position and a diiferent signused to replace it if desired.

In its preferred form, I provide a series of horizontally disposed louvers integrally formed therewith. The provision of these louvers has a peculiar attracting property,

which may be used to advantage by placing the proper advertisingliterature thereon.

My invention also resides in the provision of a peculiar type of nailing strip, which may be permanently applied to the store front or to the front ofthe building in any desired manner. This nailing strip and the sign proper are formed to cooperate with each other to hold the sign body securely in its position.

The preferred embodiment of my, invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts, and in which:

Figure l is a face view of my sign assembled, Fig. 2 is a face view of the nailing strip shown detached, Fig. 3 is .an enlarged section taken online 3 3 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows, and, Fig. 4k is an enlarged section taken on line H of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

I11 the drawings, my device is shown as Specification'of Letters Patent.

Patented A11 1'7, 1915.

Application filed March 12, 1914. Serial No. 824,177. I

both for the purposes of attractiveness and also to insure the proper spacing of the sign from the building when it is applied, so that A the free edges of the louvers 2 will not lie in'contact with any portion thereof.

My sign is particularly adaptable to serve the purpose of a ventilator and this is one of the reasons why I have provided these louvers, although in placing the signs among alarge number of merchants, various structures are encountered and, therefore, it is good policyto provide the portions 3, 4- and 5 to prevent engagement of the louvers with the building.

Along, the upper edge of the body of the sign, 'I have alsoprovided a flange 6, which flange may be of a width to permit the merchant to apply his own name or some other preferred type of lettering. This flange is shown as being provided with three tongues 7, cut out of the body of the metal itself and bent to hook form, as is more clearly shown in Fig. 3. It is desirable to locate these tongues in the manner shown in Fig. 1, in which the two adjacent the side edges are placed near the top edge of the flange, while that one shown in the middle is adjacent the lower edge. The purpose of this will be hereinafterexplained. f

In order that my sign may be conveniently applied, -I have provided a nailing strip 8, which nailing strip is practically of U-shape, although its inside edges are doubled back, as is shown at 9 and the strip, as

i a whole, applied by means of nails or screws 10 piercing the outer faceof the strip, as wellas these turned backportions 9. It is only necessary to provide one of these strips and in order that it cooperate with the tongues 7, I have provided a plurality of slotted openings, these slotted openings be ing of peculiar form in that the portions 11 are large, enough to admit the entering of the tongues 7, while the portions 12 are somewhat larger to permit the sign as a whole, to drop downwardly a slight distance. After this, there is provided a narrow slotted portion 13 of a width approximately equaling the thickness of the -metal itself.

comprising a metal body, the center and As stated, the portions 11 are of a height to major portion 1 of which is provided at permit the passage of the bent tongues 7 regular intervals with horizontally disand after the sign has been placed in this posed louvers 2. The two side edge portions position, it is moved slightly to the left,

3 and the upper and lower edge portions 4 whereby the tongues 7 enter the enlarged 55 and 5 respectively, arebent back slightly, portions 12 and the sign, as a whole, is permitted to drop slightly. The 'shoulders'ld formed by these two slotted'portions pre- ,7 vent the sign from being accidentally moved to the right or, in other words, itcis impossii ble to move them to the right unless they are slightly elevated. After this operation,

the sign is again moved to the left and the tongues 7 caused to enter the slots'13.

" In order to more securely lock the signs in their positions, I have provided the face of." the nailing strip 8 with a lip 15, which 11p is preferably. disposed'on the left hand end and doubled back to lie parallelwith the face of the strip. The'length of this lip is such that it will partially cover one edge of the sign after the sign has been bodily'moved the first time'to engage the larger slotted portions 12. It will, therefore, be apparent that removal of the sign is prevented, be

cause of this lip and it is, therefore, necessary to move the same so that the tongues 7 "willlie in the portions 11'. However, accidental movement to this position, is" prevented' because of the shoulders 14:. Also,

because of the staggered relation ofthe lips 7 more stability will oscillating movement due'to wind etc, will be )revented.

'n: order that the sign may lie in a secure manner, I have provided its lower edge W1th a.fiange 16, this flange beingbent to U- shape as is shown at 17.

equals the thickness of the nailing strip itself;plus the thickness, of the upper flange 6: and, therefore, the face of the signwill at all times he in a plane parallel with the face of the building to whichit is attached.

Fromthe above description, it must be apparent that I have provided-a comparativelysimple type of sign and one' which may be conveniently used for. advertising purposes as well as for ventilation and light to the'b'asement of a building; chant desires to have a number of these 1" Copies of this patent may'be obtained for five cents cachaby addres Washington,'1). 0. I

be given the sign and t V The thickness of Mth'e U-portion of this flange, is such that it If amersigns in stock, they placed with ease;

What I claim, is: r 1. A sign comprising a body portion having a display faceformed thereon, a nailing strip adapted to be permanently attachedto may-be removed and ref abuilding, said strip-having slotstherein,

I an upwardly extending flange portionion the upper edge of said'body, said flange portion being'arran'ged tooverlie the front face of said strip, tongues carried by said flange to engage said slots, and a rearwardly extended flange portion on the lower edge of said body, said last-named flange beingvof a ,depthequaling thethicknessof said'rstripf plus the thickness of said-jfirst-named' flange and arranged to liaveitsi rearmost portion rest against said building when the sign is mount d thereon.- q i 3 2. Afsignli'comprising-a bodyportion hav in'g a jfdisplay facefjformed'thereon', a U j" Vshapedfnailing strip adapted to be pe'rma' nently attached to a building, said strip being provided with slotted openings large at' one end andjsmall'atfthe ether-end, a lip; i carried by one end of "said strip doubled back to extend over ithe-face of said strip, V

the smaller ends of saidslots extending towardjsaid lip, an upwardly extending flange portion on the upper edge of said body,1said flange portion being arranged to overlie the front face of said strip, andtongiies carried by saidfiangeftolengage said slots, said tongues being insertible'in the large -ends of said 'slots said body bein g'then adapte dto.

befslid into "position to engage said flange] 7 sing the Commissioner of Patents, 

